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A Comprehensive Analysis of a Renewable Gases Supply Chain and Estimation of Future Infrastructure Requirements in the Austrian Gas Network

System-level hydrogen supply chain and gas infrastructure requirement analysis for Austria.

General Info

Candidate: Dipl.-Ing. Roberta Cvetkovska

Chair: Chair of Energy Network Technology

Start: 05/2021

End: 04/2024

Candidate profile: Energy systems and sector-coupling researcher focusing on green hydrogen production potentials and transport infrastructure.

Supervisors / Mentors

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Thomas Kienberger

Chair of Energy Network Technology, Montanuniversitaet Leoben

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Markus Lehner

Chair of Process Technology and Industrial Environmental Protection, Montanuniversitaet Leoben

🎯Targets

  • Map domestic hydrogen production potentials spatially.
  • Analyze future import routes and infrastructure constraints.
  • Identify bottlenecks for dedicated hydrogen transport infrastructure.

🏁Milestones

  • Spatially resolved renewable-energy and demand potentials available.
  • Site-specific H2 production potentials identified.
  • Integrated electricity-gas-heat model established.
  • Gas infrastructure bottlenecks identified.

🧩Work Packages

  • Methodology and data collection.
  • Hydrogen production and application scenarios.
  • Infrastructure model implementation and evaluation.
  • Gas-network bottleneck validation.

Context H₂-C

  • Supports framework conditions for cross-sector energy transition and hydrogen infrastructure planning.